Ever wonder how Measure M sales tax money for transportation improvements gets put to work in Orange County? One half-cent at a time, it goes to fund hundreds of local projects that improve travel for residents every day, like enhancements to almost every freeway in the county, street widening, signal synchronization, intersection improvements and funding Metrolink commuter rail service in Orange County.

The independent, 11-member oversight committee serves as a voter safeguard to monitor OCTA’s use of Measure M funding, approve all changes to the Measure M plan and hold annual public hearings on the expenditure of funds generated by the sales tax measure.

The hearing begins at 6 p.m. at OCTA headquarters. Committee members will report on recent activities and receive comments from the public on the implementation of Measure M during the last year.

For more information about the hearing, visit here. You can also provide your feedback regarding Measure M online.